Meet Our Team!
Dr. Ananya Sinha (she/her)
Founder, Director and Chief Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Ananya Sinha is an RCI-registered trauma-informed, LGBTQ-affirmative Clinical Psychologist with over 11 years of experience. She is an International Affiliate member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a member of the Global Clinical Practice Network of World Health Organisation (WHO) and also a member of Society for Psychotherapy Research, Europe (EU) chapter. She pursued her M.Phil. in Clinical psychology from the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi and her Ph.D. from the prestigious Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), an institute of national importance (INC). She has been the university topper in her MPhil course and believes in providing empathetic, safe, non-judgemental spaces to her clients. She regards her profession as an opportunity to serve people and help them overcome their challenges She has extensively worked with multicultural clients and is specialised in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Trauma focussed work, Couples Therapy and LGBT-affirmative therapy. A NET and SET qualified Senior Research Fellow recognised by the University Grants Commission and recipient of the Presidential Faculty Fellowship, Binghamton University, The United States of America; her doctoral work delved into the ethical aspects of psychotherapy and counselling. She has written book chapters, published her research in international journals and has been invited as speaker in multiple international conferences. She had served as a Clinical Psychologist in Dumdum Central Correctional Home, West Bengal and in multiple mental health clinics. She has also held teaching positions at Christ University, University of Calcutta and the Indian Psychoanalytical Society. She has been quoted in the Telegraph, Economic Times, The Wire, Parent Circle, Newslaundry and the like.
What is therapy to me?
Therapy to me is a collaborative journey between a client and therapist to discover the issues that may be of concern to the client, eventually leading to healing and growth.
Therapeutic approach:
I believe that therapy involves creating an empathetic, safe and non-judgmental environment for the clients. While I have a strong psychoanalytical foundation, my approach is primarily client-centered and compassion-focussed. I attempt to develop tailormade intervention plans for my clients, and often resort to an eclectic approach based on the client’s needs.
Specialisation: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Trauma-informed, LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Therapy.
Languages known: English, Bengali, Hindi
Rates:
Individual therapy: Rs 3000/session
Couple therapy: Rs 4000/session
Global Expert
Sailaja Menon (she/her)
Sailaja Menon is a licensed Counselling Psychologist , with over 25 years of clinical experience in the field of Mental Health, Counselling, training, teaching and supervision. She has graduated as a Psychologist with a Post Master’s Degree (CAGS) specializing in Multicultural Counseling from the world-renowned and prestigious Johns Hopkins University in the United States and following on served as a Faculty Associate in the Graduate School of Counseling at Johns Hopkins for 7 years. She has worked in Public and Private Settings as a Psychologist in the US, India, Dubai and Singapore. She has provided Individual, Couple and Family therapy on various mental health and life issues to a diverse range of multicultural clients. Ms. Sailaja has worked as a referral provider for several corporate and workplace institutions in the UAE for their EAP programs. She continues to provide therapeutic services to Indian citizens who cannot afford psychological services under the Crisis Prevention Program (CPP) that she has helped to establish under the patronage of the Indian Consulate, Dubai (a first-time initiative in the history of Indian missions across the world) for the past ten years. Due to her deep interest in teaching and research she has served as faculty at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Counselling. She strongly emphasizes the importance of incorporating a holistic model of services that takes into consideration the mental/emotional, physical/biological, social, community and the spiritual aspects of the client to ensure well-being and self-sufficiency. Her theoretical orientation is primarily client-centered; however, she is eclectic in her approach and often integrates other models of therapy such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Compassion based therapy, Mindfulness based therapy, Emotion focused therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy. She works primarily with couples, individuals and families on a broad range of mental health issues.
What is therapy to me?
Therapy to me is the confidence, courage, and comfort to be emotionally naked and candid with your therapist to become a better version of yourself . In therapy, what a client requires is not someone with a brilliant mind sitting across from them, but someone with a patient heart that listens to them. On these principles, my sessions are built from the foundations of progressive and solution focussed therapies which are navigated with the ingredients of empathy, commitment, mindfulness, compassion, and sensitivity such that my clients have the confidence, comfort, courage, and permission to explore their self, their worries, their unsaid fears and secrets, their pain, their trials and tribulations, their relationships and its dynamics and their existential crisis and their purpose of life.
Therapeutic approach:
My approach is primarily client-centered. I strongly emphasize the importance of incorporating a holistic model of services that takes into consideration the mental/emotional, physical/biological, social, community, and spiritual aspects of the client to ensure *their* well-being and self-sufficiency. I believe in nurturing and modeling a safe and empowering*environment* that can aid a patient to clarify problems, set goals, and implement teachings and learnings from therapy. I strongly advocate psycho-education and am very proactive with the mantra, ” Help my client to help themselves” I take a collaborative approach where I work with you to help you come up with the goals for the sessions, gain insight about the concern/s and *discover healthy* coping mechanisms. I also believe that the therapist is like a guide who helps you make a better decision for yourself.My approach depends on the concerns that the client is coming with. I believe that sticking to only one approach, i.e., either individualistic or collaborative will be limiting our skills as a therapist. We need to be flexible with our approaches depending on client’s needs
Specialisation: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Compassion-based therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Emotion Focussed Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Languages known: English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi
Rates:
Individual therapy: Rs 2000/session
Couple therapy: Rs 3000/session
Psychiatrist
Dr. Sreyoshi Ghosh (she/her)
Dr. Sreyoshi Ghosh is currently working in private practice as a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist after serving as an Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NIMHANS, (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences) Bengaluru for three years. Dr.Ghosh completed her DM in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from NIMHANS after doing her MD in Psychiatry from KMC, Manipal and MBBS from KMC, Mangalore. DM in Child and Adolescent psychiatry is a medical superspecialty degree with an extremely competitive entrance exam and is the only programme in the country offering rigorous training in child and adolescent psychiatry. She was awarded the Gold Medal for best outgoing student in both MD and DM. She has a keen interest in psychotherapy and has trained in Mentalization Based Therapy under Dr Anthony Bateman. She has worked extensively with individuals with a variety of emotional, behavioural & neurodevelopmental problems like autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance use, conduct disorders and eating disorders. She also has an interest in adolescent suicide prevention, school mental health, infant mental health & neuro-psychiatry. She has numerous publications in both national and international journals.
Rates:
First consultation with child/adolescent and parents (75 mins) – Rs 5000 INR
Follow up consultation with child/adolescent and parents (50 mins) – Rs 3500 INR
Follow up consultation with child/adolescent and parents (25 mins) – Rs 1800 INR
Our Experts
Angana Mukherjee Sharma (she/her)
Angana Mukherjee has almost 10 years of clinical and administrative acumen and is an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist. She is RCI registered and a member of IACP. She pursued her M.Phil. from University of Calcutta. Her areas of expertise include Psychological Assessment, Psychotherapy, Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Psychodynamic/Existential Psychotherapy and Couple and Family Therapy. She also offers Clinical Supervision and Training. Being a committed team player and a resourceful leader, she has the ability to motivate and generate results through hands-on management and a sound knowledge base. As a proactive community services advocate, she continually seeks out new resources to aid clients. Sugun Hospital, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, The Reach Clinic, Progressive Milestones, Calcutta University, CUIIPP, Institute of Stress Management, Advanced Centre for Ayurveda in Mental Health and Neurosciences, NIMHANS are the institutions where she has served as a Clinical Psychologist. She also has teaching experience at Montford College and Pradip: Centre for Autism Management. She has published her research papers and articles.
Areas of specialisation: Psychological Assessment, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Psychodynamic/Existential Psychotherapy and Couples and Family Therapy.
Languages known: English, Bengali & Hindi
Rates:
Individual session: Rs 2000/session
Couple therapy: Rs 3000/session
Anisha Khanna (she/her)
Anisha Khanna is an RCI registered Clinical Psychologist having 8 years of experience in the field. She did her graduation (B.A) and post graduation (M.A) as well as M.Phil in Clinical Psychology from the University of Calcutta. She has worked extensively with individuals having Anxiety disorders like OCD, Panic disorder, GAD as well as Depression during her tenure in NIMHANS, Bengaluru. She worked in the Behavioural Medicine Unit, where apart from providing psychotherapy to patients she has supervised M.Phil students. During her tenure in Tata Medical Centre she closely worked with patients having cancer and comorbid psychological issues. She was also a member of Breast Cancer support group where psychological support was provided to Breast cancer patients. During her tenure in Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata she worked closely with adolescents and young adults and provided psychometry and psychotherapy for their mental health disorders. She had organized several peer group discussions for Stress management & OCD. She has been trained in Schema therapy by Professor Arnoud Arntz in July 2020. Overall, she doesn’t believe in labels or diagnosis being attached with a particular patient, but seeing each patient having a set of problems or issues,and understanding the process involved in solving them.
Area of specialisation: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) in OCD, and other anxiety disorders. Also, stress management in adolescents and young adults.
Languages known: Hindi, English, Bengali
Rates:
Individual therapy- Rs 1500/session
Couple & Family therapy – Rs 1800/session
Ankita Biswas (she/her)
Ankita Biswas is a Senior Consultant Clinical Psychologist with around 6 years of experience in dealing with a wide array of psychiatric illness, behavioural disorders and critical life problems. She is trained and in providing Psychotherapy and Counselling for a wide array of Child and Adult psychiatric disorders, emotional and behavioural problems, critical life issues, Behavioural & Internet Addiction and academic difficulties. She is also proficient in providing Marital and Couple therapy for various relational issues. Her treatment expertise lies in the empirical and evidenced based practices in the areas of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Therapy & Modification, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychotherapy, Grief Therapy, Supportive Therapy, Behavioural Marital Therapy & Emotion focused Couple Therapy. She is also skilled in conducting a wide variety of comprehensive Psychometric assessments including Diagnostic, Personality, Intelligence and Neuropsychological assessments on Children, Adolescent and Adult clients. She completed her M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from University of Calcutta and is currently pursuing PhD. Her prior work experience includes holding a faculty position at the Institute of Psychiatry, IPGME&R SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, along with part time faculty in Bethune College & University of Calcutta. She also served as Clinical Psychologist in the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, National Institute for the empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangyan) Regional Centre-Kolkata, and Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking, Government of West Bengal. She also conducts several workshops with children and adults on various relevant topics. She prioritizes maintaining ethical boundaries of treatment, self-integrity, positive
regard, empathy, and care towards all, aiming at ameliorating current distress and problems with paving a path towards a fulfilling and satisfied life.
Areas of specialisation: Child, Adolescent, Adult Individual Therapy, Marital & Couple Therapy,
Family Therapy. Psychodiagnostics, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Therapy and Modification, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychotherapy, Grief Therapy, Supportive Therapy, Behavioural Marital Therapy and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
Languages known: English, Hindi, Bengali
Rates:
Individual Therapy: Rs 2000/ session
Couples/Family Therapy: Rs 2500/ session
Archana R (she/her)
Archana R is a RCI-registered licensed Clinical Psychologist with 7+ years of Clinical
experience. She has completed her clinical training and worked as clinical psychologist in Adult
psychiatry unit from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
Bengaluru.She is equipped to carry out various psychological assessments and been trained in
evidence based psychotherapies. She takes a client centered and a reflective approach in therapy
that enhances the individual overall well being. She has published several research articles on
behavioral addiction in National and International Journals. She has also written blogs on
community mental health.
Areas of specialisation : Behavioural addiction, trauma related issues and community mental health.
Languages known : Tamil, English
Rates :
Individual Therapy : Rs 1400/session
Couple session: Rs 1850/session
Dr. Hesi S Herbert (she/her)
Dr. Hesi S Herbert has over 10 years of experience in the field of Clinical Psychology. She has an MPhil and PhD in Clinical Psychology from NIMHANS (The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences). Her areas of expertise include positive psychology especially in the area of resilience, community mental health promotion, couple and family therapy. She works both with children and adults. She is passionate about couple and family therapy since in addition to its healing effects, it can promote wellbeing at a macro level. The therapeutic approaches she utilizes are systemic therapy, emotion-focused therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness based interventions, and acceptance and commitment therapy. She believes in the strengths of the clients and as a therapist she hopes to provide a safer space to facilitate their growth. She had held various positions in the past such as Clinical Psychologist in the Department of Clinical Psychology NIMHANS, Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Hank Nunn Institute, Bangalore and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore.
Areas of specialisation: Depression,
Anxiety Spectrum Disorders, Personality Disorders, Trauma, Couple & Family Therapy
Languages known:
English, Malayalam & Tamil
Rates:
Clients residing in India:
Individual therapy: Rs 2000/session
Couple & Family therapy: Rs 3000/session
Clients residing overseas:
Individual therapy: Rs 3000/session
Couple & Family therapy: Rs 4000/session
Maupali Ghosh (she/her)
Maupali Ghosh is a RCI Registered Clinical psychologist practicing for the last 8 years. She completed her M.Phil in Clinical Psychology from Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar in 2014. Maupali has since then worked relentlessly to help people overcome the mental health and emotional challenges they’ve faced in their lives. She is very passionate about helping people in distress. She has worked at premier Indian institutions, such as the Tata Medical Center in Kolkata, Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, and is currently working with The Marriage Fit as a Clinical Psychologist and Couple Therapist. Most of the clients who consulted her described her to be calm, patient, good listener, friendly and experienced in handling emotional struggles and relationship difficulties. Few highlights of her achievement.
What is therapy to me?
I feel that therapy is a mode of treatment that helps to shed light upon the concerns faced by clients and equips them to come out of their distress independently. Therapy works when the client is also willing for treatment. It also depends on the skills and expertise of the therapist. I believe that sometimes, psychotherapy works better than medication.
Therapeutic approach:
My approach is to first establish a rapport with the client, to create a safe and comfortable environment where the client can communicate freely. Then listening to the client and allowing him or her to ventilate. I prefer collaborative approach which will also include the client’ needs and views and the therapists opinion. I am open to honest suggestions about my treatment, any client can share any concerns or difficulties with the treatment process with me and I generally respect that. There have been lot of successful stories in my journey as a therapist which makes me happy and satisfied at the end of the day.
Areas of Specialisation: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-based Therapy Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Languages Known:
Proficient: English, Hindi and Bengali
Rates:
Individual therapy: Rs. 1500/session
Couples therapy: Rs. 2000/session
Families, and parent-child pairs: Rs. 3000/session
Megha Gupta (she/her)
Megha Gupta is a trained clinical psychologist who completed her MPhil in Clinical Psychology from the renowned Department of Clinical Psychology at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), an institute of national importance (INC). With over 2 years of extensive clinical experience, she has worked closely with individuals dealing with mood and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders; children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dissociative disorder, school refusal, depressive disorder, separation anxiety. She has also worked in a neuropsychiatric setting where she closely worked with children on the autism spectrum and with ADHD, in individual and group sessions, in close association with speech and occupational therapists. She is specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and other evidence-based therapies. A UGC-NET qualified researcher, she has presented multiple research papers in conferences and got published in international journals. She has a passion for writing and has written articles on mental health for Hindustan Times. She has further developed tools and conducted psychological surveys among school students during her training.
What is therapy to me?
Therapy to me is a safe confiding space where the clients bring to the table whatever they want without the fear of getting judged. This leads to a journey unique to each individual however unanimously resulting in healing and growth.
Therapeutic Approach : I use an eclectic approach with clients meaning not strictly adhering to a particular form of therapy but including techniques from different approaches based on the specific needs of the client.
Areas of Specialization : Mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, trauma, emotionally unstable personality disorders; depression, school refusal, separation anxiety, dissociation, ASD, ADHD in child and adolescent population, and psychological assessments.
Languages known : English, Hindi
Rates :
Individual therapy : Rs 1250/session
Couple session : Rs 1750/session
Nisha John (she/her)
Nisha John is a registered Clinical Psychologist with 7 years of work experience. She is passionate in helping people reach their optimal growth and be more self-aware using a client-centred approach. She has worked with clients from diverse age groups and backgrounds. She believes that one should continue being abreast with the advancements in the field. Her key interest and focus are working with children and adolescents. She believes in early intervention; healthy parental attachment styles and the use of technology could help in the trajectory of the socio-emotional development of the individual. She has worked as a Clinical Psychologist at India’s leading centre for mental health (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences -NIMHANS, Bangalore) and with the past president of the International Neuropsychiatric Association. She is trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Trauma Therapy and Mentalization Based Therapy. Nisha has served as psychologist in Trimed/Neurokrish, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Chennai Institute of Learning and Development. She had a lot of her research work and papers published and presented in conferences.
Areas of specialisation: Trauma focused work, child psychotherapy, adolescent psychotherapy, Mentalisation based therapy, Sex therapy
Languages known: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam
Rates:
Individual session: Rs 2000/session
Couple Session: Rs 3000/session
Padmaja Mushahary (she/her)
Padmaja Mushahary is a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with 7 years of work experience. She has completed her MPhil training from NIMHANS, Bangalore and worked as a clinical psychologist in the Behavioural Medicine Unit, NIMHANS. She is also a member of SoMHiL (Society for Mental Health in LAMIC- Lower- and Middle-Income Countries). Padmaja finds herself drawn towards working with adults, child & adolescent population. She also works with couples and family unit and has experience of working with clients suffering from a broad spectrum of mental health issues. She is equipped to carry out various assessments and been trained in various evidence-based therapies and has also undergone an Immersion training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Dr Steven Hayes. Keeping in mind the uniqueness of each individual, therapy would be tailor made to benefit the particular individual, in the background of their socio-economic/sexual identity/cultural milieu. She has a client-centred approach and follow an eclectic framework in delivery of therapy that focuses beyond reduction of symptoms to the holistic experiences of the individual for an all-round well-being. As a therapist, she is not guided by the “fixing” agenda, but more of nurturing and growth of the individuals’ existing as well as potential aspects of self.
Areas of specialisation: Anxiety spectrum, affective disorders, OCD, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, grief, emotional and behavioural disorders in children & adolescents, ADHD, substance use/behavioural addiction and people seeking therapy for general mental well-being/self-awareness.
Languages known: Hindi, English, Assamese
Rates:
Individual Therapy: Rs. 1800/session
Couple/Family therapy: Rs 3000/session
Dr. Poornima Chandrashekar (she/her)
Dr. Poornima Chandrashekar is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and has over 10 years of experience in the field of Clinical Psychology. She completed her Masters in Psychology from Indian Institute of Psychology and Research (IIPR) and her M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from NIMHANS. She has worked on research projects in the Dept. of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, as well as the Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS. She has held the post of Assistant Professor of Psychology, at IIPR. She is very passionate about working individually with children and adolescents with varied psychiatric disorders, along with providing intervention to their families. She is also interested in working with adults with psychiatric disorders and specializes in providing cognitive behavioral and family interventions. She follows an eclectic approach and believes that therapeutic techniques should be tailor-made to suit individual clients.
She has published papers on parenting styles and written a book chapter on caregiver stress and burden in families of patients with OCD. She has participated in several workshops conducted by the Behaviour Medicine Unit, NIMHANS and has presented scientific posters at both Indian and International Conferences.
Areas of Specialization: Assessments of children & adolescents with OCD; Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with OCD; Family Intervention for adolescents and adults with OCD. Individual therapy for mood, anxiety and personality disorders.
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada
Rates:
Clients residing in India
Individual Therapy: 1800
Couple and Family Therapy: 3000
Clients residing overseas:
Rates for Individual Therapy: 2500
Couple and Family Therapy: 4000
Pratibha Meena (she/her)
Pratibha Meena is an RCI-registered clinical psychologist with over seven years of clinical experience. She has completed her clinical training (Mphil) from NIMHANS, Bangalore. She has done PhD and submitted her research in the field of Neuropsychology at NIMHANS. Her doctoral research included EEG-Neurofeedback training and related outcomes in anxiety disorders. She believes in holistic treatment and addresses all areas of patient’s life for their overall well-being. She takes an eclectic approach for psychological interventions, based on the client’s specific needs. She is trained in conducting a wide range of psychometric assessments. She has authored articles for magazines, newspapers, along with research publication in international journal as well as a book chapter. She has been a speaker at workshops and conferences. Her areas of specialisation are neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation for neurological, neurosurgical and psychiatric issues. She pays special attention to caregivers of these patients for a family’s overall health.
Areas of specialisation: Neuropsychology, anxiety disorders, emotion regulation.
Languages known: English
Rates:
Individual sessions: Rs 1800/session
Couple therapy: Rs 2500/session
Sandeepa Kaur (she/ her)
Sandeepa Kaur has 6 years of experience in the field of Clinical Psychology. She is a NIMHANS alumnus, a renowned RCI-registered Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Consultant in World Mental Healthcare Association. She completed her M.Phil in Clinical Psychology from NIMHANS, an institute of national importance. She is efficient in providing psychotherapy and intervention for a wide variety of conditions. She follows an eclectic approach and decides the intervention based on the needs and interests of the client. Her areas of expertise are Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Family and Couple Therapy and Parent Management. She conducts various workshops in corporates and colleges on anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, encouraging positive emotions, handling grief. She has worked in Mannki Services Pvt. Ltd., Cora Healthcare, Project ECHO from Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS. She was invited as a resource speaker by the prestigious Indian Psychiatric Society; Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS; State Health Society, Bihar; NIMHANS Digital Academy; MHECON, Department of Mental Health and Education, NIMHANS, to name a few. She believes in creating awareness and destigmatizing mental illness for which she started her YouTube channel called Mansa: Mental Health and Wellness.
Areas of specialisation: Anxiety, Depression, Substance use disorders, Stress related issues, Couples therapy, Family therapy
Languages known: Hindi, English, Assamese, Punjabi
Rates:
Clients residing in India:
Individual sessions: Rs 1900/session
Family and couple therapy: Rs 2000/session
Clients residing overseas:
Individual therapy: Rs 2500/session
Couple & Family therapy: Rs 3500/session
Saswatika Tripathy (she/her)
Saswatika Tripathy is an RCI Certified Clinical Psychologist based in Bangalore. She has over 9 years of work experience in the areas of Mental Health and Clinical Services from NIMHANS (Institute of National Importance), Bangalore and Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi. She graduated her M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from Central institute of Psychiatry (CIP, Ranchi) and M.A in Clinical & Counselling Psychology from Utkal University (Odisha). During her M.Phil. program, she has received intensive training in carrying out Cognitive & Neuropsychological Assessments and Evidence based Psychotherapeutic interventions. She is trained in Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Mental health, Family and Couples Therapy, Addiction Medicine, Behavioural Medicine, and Psychological Rehabilitation. With 9 years of experience, she is effective in providing psychotherapy and intervention for a wide variety of conditions likeCBT to deal with Anxiety Spectrum Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, DBT based approach to treat Borderline Personality issues and Emotional Dysregulation, MET and Family based intervention to deal Addiction related issues, Behavioural modifications and Applied Behavioural analysis to deal with Child & Adolescent Mental Health. She believes in eclectic approach to Psychotherapy and practices in integrating various evidence-based interventions to treat diverse needs of her clients. After M.Phil., she started working as Senior Investigator in NIMHANS for research in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) & the Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom titled “Consortium on Vulnerability to Externalizing Disorder and Addictions (cVEDA)”. During the tenure, she got extensive knowledge and experience related to Assessing & Dealing with Addictive Behaviour, in Adolescents and Young Adult members of the cohort and their Family Members. She conducted various workshop & sensitization programin different schools and colleges based in Bangalore to create awareness about Adolescent Mental Health and Career related issues. She also acted as a Resource Person and trained professionals from various parts of India on Drugs and Behavioural Addictions conducted by Centre of Addiction Medicine (CAM) – NIMHANS, Bangalore. She Participated and presented the existing Clinical practices in southern part of India in professional development training for professionals and researchers specializing developmental disabilities in South Asia hosted by Bangor University’s School of Psychology (North Wales UK) in Dubai, UAE. She also has over 3 years of experience in supervising Psychotherapy and Assessments done by MPhil Clinical psychology trainees under Dept of Clinical Psychology in NIMHANS during their academic years.
Areas of specialisation: CBT (for anxiety spectrum disorders and OCD); DBT (for Borderline Personality disorder and emotion dysregulation); MET and Family based intervention (to deal with Addiction related issues); Behavioural modifications and Applied Behavioural analysis; Couples Therapy. Grief related work ,Emotional abuse and trauma related work.
Languages known: English, Hindi, Odia
Rates:
Clients residing India:
Individual therapy: Rs. 1600/session
Couples and family session: Rs. 1800/session
Clients residing overseas:
Individual therapy: Rs 2200/session
Couple & Family therapy: Rs 2800/session
Sayantani Mukherjee (she/her)
Sayantani Mukherjee is an RCI-registered Clinical Psychologist with 6 years of Clinical experience. She is always very enthusiastic about her work and mostly drawn towards the field of mental health for keen acceptance towards humanity and human emotions. She has an extensive training in the field of Clinical Psychology. She completed her Masters in Psychology (Developmental disability specialization) and Mphil. in Clinical Psychology from University of Calcutta. She had undergone supervised training in Play therapy under Lucy Bowen under National Association of Play therapy and is practicing Play therapy for the past 2 years. She has also undergone specialized training in Psychoanalysis under Indian Psychoanalytical Society. Her special field of interest mostly lies in Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Behavior therapy, Play therapy and Dialectical Behavior therapy. She has extensive experience in working with the marginalized population of the society including sex workers and LGBTQ community. Her expertise involves mostly in Individual Psychotherapy (child, adults, adolescents and elderly population) along with Marital therapy. She also has undergone training in Quality Circle Training (Group therapy) under Teacher’s Foundation Organization (Bangalore). She is a member of Indian Psychanalytical society (IPS) and Indian Psychologists Network (IPN). She has conducted many workshops in CBSE and ICSC schools, government organizations and corporate institutions. She has also worked with Army, Airforce and Navy in Government sector, Command Hospital. She believes the main crux of Psychotherapy lies in unconditional acceptance, unconscious connection between a client and a psychotherapist and patience along with other therapeutic techniques.
Areas of specialisation: Anxiety disorders, Depression, Schizophrenia, Childhood externalized and internalized disorders, Personality disorders, Geriatric Depression, Marital Therapy. My therapy approach is mostly CBT, Psychoanalysis, DBT, BT and Play therapy.
Languages known: English, Hindi, Bengali
Rates:
Individual therapy: Rs. 1500/session
Couples and family session: Rs. 2000/session
Suma N (she/her)
Suma is a RCI Licensed Clinical Psychologist in India with 6 years of experiences. She secured Gold Medal for her M. Phil in Clinical Psychology from Osmania University and completed her MSc in Psychology (Clinical) from Bangalore University. She has worked as Clinical Psychologist in well renowned esteem institutions such as National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Spandana Hospital, RECOUP Neuro Centre & Pragnya Clinic, Bangalore. She conducted tele-conference training sessions for District Mental Health Program Psychologists on various mental health topics and invited speaker for National conferences, colleges programs and organizational training. She also worked under Employee Assistant program for IT companies. She was also a part of helplines and conducted webinars/counselling for addressing mental health issues of Covid patients.
She is a passionate scholar-practitioner who divides her time between clinical practice, training, and research. She believes that therapy is a collaborative process to guide the clients to increase self-awareness, gain new perspectives, decrease symptoms, and increase personal strengths to have a meaningful life experience. She is trained in providing Psychotherapy and Counselling for a wide array of Child and Adult psychiatric disorders, emotional and behavioral problems, critical life issues, Behavioral & Internet Addiction, and academic difficulties. Her treatment expertise lies in the empirical and evidenced based practices in the areas of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychotherapy, Supportive Therapy, Behavioral Marital Therapy & Emotion focused Therapy. She uses an integrative and non-judgmental approach which builds secure atmosphere and work alliance where client will be able to share, learn and grow holistically.
Areas of specialisation: Cognitive behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychotherapy and Supportive Therapy. Existential Psychotherapy, Adult Individual Therapy, Marital & Couple Therapy,
Languages known: English, Kannada, Telugu
Rates:
Individual therapy: Rs. 2000/session
Couples and family session: Rs. 2500/session
Vijayalakshmi R. (she/her)
Vijayalakshmi is a RCI registered clinical psychologist with working experience of 7 years. She has completed her M.Phil in Clinical Psychology from NIMHANS, Bangalore. Interested in individual therapy along with couple therapy. Conducted many awareness programs on substance use disorders. Her areas of expertise are in women and child mental health. She has a good experience in handling children who have school refusals, personality disorder, anxiety disorder and substance use disorder. She has worked in PSYMED hospital Chennai and had private practice simultaneously. She has also trained many interns from psychology and social work backgrounds and conducted classes for the interns. While working in Psymed hospital she was part of the research team and has conducted psychometric tests for participants. She believes in therapeutic alliance – a healthy relationship brings a better quality of life. She uses an eclectic approach and attachment related work with her clients. She prefers ACT, CBT, DBT, schema-focused therapy, emotion-focused therapy.
Areas of specialization: Personality disorders, anxiety disorders, behavioral and emotional disorders in children and adolescents, Adult ADHD
Languages known: English & Tamil
Rates:
Individual Therapy: Rs 1900/session
Couple Therapy: Rs 2500/session
